Rowan Foster (pictured right) has joined the company as a research director from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, where she was an assistant director.

Other hires are Siv Svanaes (pictured centre), who joins as a senior research manager from Family, Kids and Youth, and Libby Eastwood (pictured left), who joins as a research manager from Shift Learning.

“We are pleased to announce and welcome Rowan, Libby and Siv to the growing team at IFF," said company director David Vivian. "Rowan brings a wealth of experience and her senior level appointment reflects our ambition for continued growth.

"We also look forward to Libby and Siv’s contribution to the research team in areas we are delighted to be strengthening.”